Loona, the South Korean pop girl group, has become the best-loved tandem in all of music history. The members of this group have won over the hearts of millions of fans all around the world. From October 2016 until June 2018, each member of this group was revealed one by one. All the members of this group made their official debut on August 19, 2018, at their concert LOONAbirth.
Loona is a k-pop group consisting of 12 members. Haseul, Vivi, Yves, JinSoul, Kim Lip, Chuu, Heejin, Hyunjin, Go Won, Choerry, Olivia Hye, and Yeojin. All these members have their unique talents in dance, songwriting, and developing new choreographies. Loona, meaning ‘Girl of the Month’, was created by Blockberry creative, a subsidiary of Polaris Entertainment ‘home of ladies’ code’.
Who Are The Members of Loona?
Haseul
Haseul, the third member revealed in the group, born on August 18, 1997, is the leader of the girl group LOONA and its first subunit LOONA 1/3. Lead vocalist and rapper, she has enchanted everyone with her joyful personality. However, Haseul was diagnosed with recurring anxiety and did have to take some time off to focus on her mental health.
Fluent in both Korean and English, Haseul had initially planned on studying opera music in college. Her music teacher recommended she participate in a teenage music festival. From there, Haseul became a trainee for Blockberry creative, and got accepted auditioning to IU’s ‘Friday’.
Heejin
Heejin, the first revealed member, was born on October 19, 2000. She attended Incheon Hambak Elementary School and Saint Paul Girls’ Middle School in Chungnam, South Korea. Heejin wanted to become a singer when she was in middle school, along with both her sisters.
Heejin has mentioned one of the reasons she’s become a singer was for her sisters and has claimed her sisters’ are her biggest supporters. Chasing her dreams, Heejin traveled long distances to attend a dance academy. After being rejected at 20 auditions, Heejin’s father began discouraging her. Nevertheless, Heejin kept on with her immense passion and continued her efforts.
Hyunjin
Born on November 15, 2000, Hyunjin was the 2nd member revealed by the Korean girl group. Her nickname, Hyunjin-Bot, was given for her robotic-like speech. Hyunjin is known for her goofiness and easy-going persona.
According to members of the group, Hyunjin has a strong sense of duty, a person you can entrust with your matters. Despite many members calling her ‘unique,’ Hyunjin is also known for her emotionally guarded character off cameras. She has a very serious expression when she’s eating her favorite dishes and doesn’t like to be interrupted while she critiques the flavors of her food.
Yeojin
Yeojin was born on November 11, 2002. She made her debut on January 4, 2017. Yeojin graduated from the School of Performing Arts Seoul in 2021. Yeonjin was a student at ‘Five Music & Dance Academy’ in Daegu in mid-2016. According to reliable sources, Yeojin used the song ‘Into the New World’ SNSD.
Vivi
Vivi, the 5th member revealed in the group, is a stage name based on her modeling name, ‘Viian Wong’. She is the only member in the group to use a stage name. As per the descriptions of the members, Vivi tends to speak in inverse word order, and her voice sounds different when she’s excited. Vivi’s native language is Cantonese and Mandarin. Because of this, she prefers listening to the other members in talk shows rather than speaking.
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Kim Lip
The 6th member introduced to Loona, Kim Lip, was born on February 10, 1999. To lose weight, Kim’s mother told her to join a dance academy in 6th grade. Kim gained a passion for dance after going to the academy. Kim Lip unsuccessfully auditioned for many agencies before being contacted by Polaris-Blockberry.
Jinsoul
Jinsoul was born on June 13, 1997. Although now her occupation is in singing, Jinsoul originally wanted to pursue a University degree in science. Jinsoul was a student at the ‘BORN star’ training center back in 2014. In September 2014, she passed her audition for DSP media and became a trainee there. Jinsoul performed a cover of Mamamoo while attending Korean entertainment Arts School. In pursuit of becoming an idol, Jinsoul auditioned for many agencies before being accepted as a trainee at Blockberry creative.
Choerry
Choerry was born on June 4, 2001. She appeared on the 2009 episode of ‘Happy Time’ and ‘Fantastic Mates’ when she was seven years old. Back on April 23, 2016, Choerry performed at a festival. Choerry passed the vocal test and was then cast as a trainee at Polaris-Blockberry.
Yves
Born on May 24, 1997, Yves is the 9th member introduced to Loona. Yves attended ‘Dream Vocal & Dance Academy’. She did not pass the first audition of Polaris, but later, when the team was reviewing her audition tape, they became interested in her. The team at Blockberry called her the night before to come in for an audition and accepted her on the spot after she performed a freestyle to an ‘ODD EYE CIRCLE’ song. Yves debuted within 34 days of passing auditions.
Chuu
Chuu is the tenth member of the group. Born on October 20, 1999, she applied and got accepted at Hanlim Arts High School Seoul in 2015. Despite her mother being a professional vocalist, she discouraged her daughter from entering the same profession. Later, Chuu became a trainee at FNC academy in 2016. Somewhere in between, she left FNC academy and joined music works.
Go Won
Born on November 19, 2000, Go Won attended Incheon’s Haneul Academy before dropping out to focus on her idol career. To train and become an idol, Go Won attended LP Dance and Vocal academy. Before becoming a trainee at Blockberry creative, Go Won attended Bakmun Girls’ High School but dropped out to focus on training.
Olivia Hye
Last but definitely not least, Loona’s final member, Olivia Hye. This member was born on November 13, 2001. She attended Sung Shin Girls’ High School in Seoul. She, later on, joined the FNC academy. Olivia Hye made her debut in Loona with the members Yves, Chuu, and Go Won on May 30, 2018.
What Is the Relationship Status of These K-pop Idols?
It is unclear whether this Korean pop girl group is allowed to be in relationships or not. Being part of the Korean production and entertainment industry, the agency under which LOONA is, has full control of their social lives. Maybe the group has extremely busy schedules, and so they have never been in a relationship considering their hectic lives.
Why Is Loona Not a Well-known K-pop Group?
Loona’s music videos are so high quality, with an amazing concept in every music video. With every comeback, they bedazzle the world with their everlasting talents. So, the question is, why aren’t they listed in the charts? Loona’s founder, Blockberry creative, doesn’t manage the group’s publicity quite well. Attending big events, having collaborations with other artists, and their social media accounts’ supervision is very poorly handled. Knowing the members and their amazing talents, they could definitely become distinguished artists if only their publicity is done well.
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